THÉNARDIER
Everyone here?
You know your place
Brujon, Babet, Claquesous

You, Montparnasse
Watch for the law
With Éponine take care

You turn on the tears
No mistakes, my dears

MME. THÉNARDIER
These b_____ students on our street
Here they come slumming once again
Our Éponine would kiss their feet
She never had a scrap of brain

MARIUS
Hey, Éponine, what's up today?
I haven't seen you much about

ÉPONINE
Here you can always catch me in

MARIUS
Mind the police don't catch you out

ÉPONINE
Here, what you do with all them books?
I could have been a student too
Don't judge a girl on how she looks
I know a lot of things, I do

MARIUS
Poor Éponine, the things you know
You wouldn't find in books like these

ÉPONINE
I like the way you grow your hair

MARIUS
I like the way you always tease

ÉPONINE
Little he knows, little he sees

MME. THÉNARDIER
Here's the old boy
Stay on the job
And watch out for the law

ÉPONINE
Stay out of this

MARIUS
But Éponine

ÉPONINE
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern
You'll be in the clear

MARIUS
Who is this man?

ÉPONINE
Leave me alone

MARIUS
Why is he here? Hey, Éponine
I didn't see you there, forgive me

THÉNARDIER
Please Monsieur, come this way
Here's a child that ain't eaten today
Save a life, spare a sou
God rewards all the good that you do

Wait a bit, know that face
Ain't the world a remarkable place?
Men like me don't forget
You're the b______ who borrowed Cosette

VALJEAN
What is this? Are you mad?
No, Monsieur, you don't know what you do

THÉNARDIER
You know me, you know me
I'm a con', just like you

ÉPONINE
It's the police, disappear
Run for it, it's Javert

JAVERT
Another brawl in the square
Another stink in the air
Was there a witness to this?
Well, let him speak to Javert
Monsieur, the streets are not safe
But let these vermin beware
We'll see that justice is done

Look upon this fine collection
Crawled from underneath a stone
This swarm of worms and maggots
Could have picked you to the bone

I know this man over here
I know his name and his trade
And on your witness, Monsieur
We'll see him suitably paid
But where's the gentleman gone?
And why on earth did he run?

THÉNARDIER
You will have a job to catch him
He's the one you should arrest
No more bourgeois when you scratch him
Than that brand upon his chest

JAVERT
Could it be he's some old jailbird
That the tide now washes in?
Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin

And the girl who stood beside him
When I turned they both had gone
Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Jean Valjean?

THÉNARDIER
In the absence of a victim
Dear Inspector, may I go?
And remember when you've nicked him
It was me who told you so

JAVERT
Let the old man keep on running
I will run him off his feet
Everyone about your business
Clear this garbage off the street

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